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The difference in internet adoption rate between those two time periods likely plays a key role in that.
by soraminazuki 4y ago
The difference in internet adoption rate between those two time periods likely plays a key role in that.
- bobthepanda 4y agoTelephony (landline and cell) was also down due to extreme volumes. I don't know that in an event like that today we would do significantly better. Literally the entire country stopped for this to try and find info, because the event was just so extreme; the stoppage of all international flights and grounding them in Canada and Mexico with no notice was a side note, when that's literally never happened before. And, as with most major disasters of this type, the main issue was not physical damage but lack of electrical power to operate data centers and other infrastructure. A good chunk of transatlantic traffic runs through New York. That IMO is probably a major thing that I don't know we can handle.